CVE-2023-36917

Password Change rate limit bypass in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

Published Jul 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform - version 420, 430, allows an unauthorized attacker who had hijacked a user session, to be able to bypass the victim’s old password via brute force, due to unrestricted rate limit for password change functionality. Although the attack has no impact on integrity loss or system availability, this could lead to an attacker to completely takeover a victim’s account.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-40837 SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform - version 420, 430, allows an unauthorized attacker who had hijacked a user session, to be able to bypass the victim’s old password via brute force, due to unrestricted rate limit for password change functionality. Although the attack has no impact on integrity loss or system availability, this could lead to an attacker to completely takeover a victim’s account.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
sap
Published
Updated
Oct 23, 2024, 4:22 PM
Reserved
Jun 27, 2023, 9:23 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 11, 2023, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:07 AM